Arthur Erickson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Pierce-County, Washington

Our Model Tree links this Arthur Erickson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Pierce-County, Washington (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Alec — first a head (b.~1899), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Pierce-County, Washington
Surname	Erickson
Given Name	Arthur H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Ruston Town
1935 Residence (County)	Pierce
Additional Details
Occupation	Skimmer
Industry	Smelter
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1872
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Skimmer
Township / Ward	Ruston Town
Est. Birth Year	~1899

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

5 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Arthur	Age	Birth yr
Arthur Erickson	Head	—	41	~1899
Ronald Erickson	Son	—	13	~1927
Nels Olsen	Other	—	73	~1867
Robert Erickson	Son	—	17	~1923
Jynne Erickson	Spouse	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

Pierce, Washington

Son, age 21

Pierce, Washington · implied b. ~1899 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Erickson
Given Name	Arthur
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Labour
Industry	Smelter
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Pierce, Washington

Other, age 31

Pierce, Washington · implied b. ~1899 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Erickson
Given Name	Arthur
Relationship to Head	Son-in-law
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	28
Father's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Skimmer
Industry	Ore Smelter
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Pierce-County, Washington

Head, age 41

Pierce-County, Washington · implied b. ~1899 — 5 household members

Surname	Erickson
Given Name	Arthur H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Ruston Town
1935 Residence (County)	Pierce
Occupation	Skimmer
Industry	Smelter
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1872
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Our Model Tree links Arthur Erickson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Alec Erickson (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Father

Alec Erickson

b. ~1876

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

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Arthur Erickson

Head · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · Washington

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Pierce-County, Washington Open full size

Page Contents

21 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04356-00647)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Josephine Pug	59	Head	—	Austria
42	Mary Pug	33	Daughter	Telephone Operator	Washington
43	Joe Pug	31	Son	Planerman	Washington
44	Frank Pug	30	Son	Proprietor	Washington
46	Ivan H Killek	55	Head	—	Austria
47	Annie M Killek	42	Wife	Proprietor	Austria
48	John B Killek	22	Son	Salesman	Washington
50	Charles A Johnson	64	Head	Watchman	Sweden
52	Arthur H Erickson THIS PERSON	41	Head	Skimmer	Iowa
53	Jynne Erickson	40	Wife	—	Washington
54	Robert Erickson	17	Son	—	Washington
55	Ronald Erickson	13	Son	—	Washington
56	Nels A Olsen	73	Father-in-law	—	Sweden
57	Edmund J Lukowski	30	Head	Fisherman	Pennsylvania
58	Madge Lukowski	32	Wife	—	Washington
60	Anna Olsen	72	Head	—	Sweden
62	Beatrice Manso	20	Head	Dispensary Stock Clerk	Hawaii
63	Charles John Manso	2	Son	—	Washington
64	Henry Montgomery	59	Head	Engineer	Missouri
65	T. A. Kurata	40	Head	—	Japan
66	P Michel	51	Head	Farmer	Greece

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Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

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